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Portrait of Ayesha Dharker

Acting

Ayesha Dharker

Career

Active from 1989 to 2026, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Father
The Father
GoodWatch score85/100

Characters

3

The characters Ayesha Dharker played, best-known titles first.

Ayesha Dharker as Queen Jamillia
Ayesha Dharker as Dr. Sarai
Ayesha Dharker as Kamini Sharma

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ayesha Dharker Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Crime
    2.1, average 3.6
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Heartwarming 3
  • Friendship Dynamics 2
  • Medical Drama 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Family Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

6 titles · average score 69
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2026)

as Gertrude

National Theatre Live: The Father and the Assassin
National Theatre Live: The Father and the Assassin (2024)

as Aai

National Theatre Live: The Book of Dust — La Belle Sauvage
National Theatre Live: The Book of Dust — La Belle Sauvage (2022)

as Marisa Coulter

Finding Alice
Finding Alice (2021)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Tanvi Lal (voice) / Tanvi Lal

CBeebies Presents: Romeo and Juliet
CBeebies Presents: Romeo and Juliet (2021)

as Lady Capulet

The Father
The Father (2020)
GoodWatch score 85

as Dr. Sarai

2010s

9 titles · average score 60
Richard II
Richard II (2019)

as Aumerle

The children trapped in Bangladesh's brothel village
The children trapped in Bangladesh's brothel village (2016)

as Narrator

RSC Live: Othello
RSC Live: Othello (2015)

as Emilia

Critical
Critical (2015)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Mrs. Alice Murkherjee

Original Comedy Shorts
Original Comedy Shorts (2014)

TV show

Vera
Vera (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Anika Naidu

The Indian Doctor
The Indian Doctor (2010)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Kamini Sharma

Red Alert: The War Within
Red Alert: The War Within (2010)
GoodWatch score 33

as Radhaka

Little Crackers
Little Crackers (2010)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Mama

2000s

16 titles · average score 61
Mad Sad & Bad
Mad Sad & Bad (2009)

as Roxy

Outsourced
Outsourced (2007)
GoodWatch score 71

as Asha

Loins of Punjab Presents
Loins of Punjab Presents (2007)
GoodWatch score 62

as Opama Menon

Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Yasmeen Khan

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Solana Mercurio

Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee (2005)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show

Anita and Me
Anita and Me (2002)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mrs. Daljeet Kumar

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
GoodWatch score 60

as Queen Jamillia

Cutting It
Cutting It (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Sunni Khadir

Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead (2001)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Mary Sharman

The Mystic Masseur
The Mystic Masseur (2001)
GoodWatch score 46

as Leela

Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights (2000)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Coral Lips

1990s

3 titles · average score 59
The Terrorist
The Terrorist (1998)
GoodWatch score 57

as Malli

Saaz
Saaz (1997)

as Kuhu Vrundavan

City of Joy
City of Joy (1992)
GoodWatch score 61

as Amrita H. Pal

1980s

1 title
Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice
Manika, the Girl Who Lived Twice (1989)

as Manika Kallatil